What color is #97887E?

#97887E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97887E?

The RGB value is 151, 136, 126: 151 red, 136 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97887E?

The complementary color is #7E8D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97887E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97887E color

#97887E rgb(151, 136, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97887E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 53.3% green and 49.4% blue (151, 136, 126).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#97887E color codes

HEX	`#97887E`
RGB	`rgb(151, 136, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 53.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.75, 3.9, 7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.75, 8.38, 62.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.332, 25.695, 23.36)`
Decimal	`9930878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97887E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #97887E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97887E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #97887E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97887e; }
.text { color: #97887e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97887e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 136 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97887e, #97957e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #97887E?: #97887E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97887E?: The RGB value is 151, 136, 126: 151 red, 136 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97887E?: The complementary color is #7E8D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97887E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.